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Movie Gallery has notified the federal bankruptcy court that it plans to close its 1,900 remaining Hollywood Video stores as it liquidates its assets and ceases operations. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, didn't lay out a timetable for the closures.

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Movie Gallery has notified the federal bankruptcy court that it plans to close its 1,900 remaining Hollywood Video stores as it liquidates its assets and ceases operations. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, didn't lay out a timetable for the closures.

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Movie Gallery has notified the federal bankruptcy court that it plans to close its 1,900 remaining Hollywood Video stores as it liquidates its assets and ceases operations. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, didn't lay out a timetable for the closures.